HOOVER, Alabama - A Hoover dentist on Friday collected more than 100 pounds of leftover Halloween candy to send to U.S. troops overseas.

Dr. James Sanderson Jr. held his two-hour candy buyback at the Walmart Neighborhood Market on Lorna Road in Hoover from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., and more than 180 people showed up, according to Sanderson's daughter, Sara Franklin.

Dr. Sanderson was offering to pay people $1 for every pound of candy they donated. He said his goal was to help brighten the day of U.S. troops overseas with care packages. The troops, in turn, may end up handing out some of their candy to children in the villages where they serve, he said.

At the same time, people here can improve their oral health by eating less candy and cutting back on their sugar intake, Franklin said.

This was Sanderson's 10th year in a row to hold the candy buyback for leftover Halloween treats.